Q: Is 163,528,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 163,528,008 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 163,528,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 41 42 56 82 84 123 164 168 246 287 328 492 574 861 984 1,148 1,722 2,296 3,444 6,888 23,741 47,482 71,223 94,964 142,446 166,187 189,928 284,892 332,374 498,561 569,784 664,748 973,381 997,122 1,329,496 1,946,762 1,994,244 2,920,143 3,893,524 3,988,488 5,840,286 6,813,667 7,787,048 11,680,572 13,627,334 20,441,001 23,361,144 27,254,668 40,882,002 54,509,336 81,764,004 and 163,528,008, with no remainder.

Since 163,528,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 163,528,008, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).